NURS 2310 - Foundations of Nursing: Study Guide Review for Final Exam (70 Terms in this Set)
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NURS 2310 - Foundations of Nursing: Study Guide Review for Final
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Patients continue to value nurses' effectiveness in performing tasks: but clearly patients value the
affective dimension of nursing care patient's perceptions
"Being there" is not only a physical presence; it also includes communication and understanding.
____________ is an interpersonal process that is characterized by sensitivity, holism, intimacy,
vulnerability and adaptation to unique circumstances presence
A philosophy and a model for the care of the terminally ill patients and their families. Hospice is
not a place but rather a patient and family centered approach to care. hospice
To be eligible for home hospice services, a patient must have a ____________ to provide care
when the patient is no longer able to function alone. family caregiver
Patients accepted into a hospice program usually have less than ____________ months to live.
six to twelve
____________ care focuses on the prevention, relief, reduction, or soothing of symptoms of
disease or disorders throughout the entire course of an illness, including care of the dying and
bereavement follow-up for the family. pallative
The primary goal of palliative care is to help patients and families achieve the best possible
____________. quality of life
Federal and state laws require institutions to develop policies and procedures for certain events
that occur after death: requesting organ or tissue donation, performing an autopsy, certifying and
documenting the occurrence of a death, and providing safe and appropriate postmortem care. In
accordance with federal law, a specially trained professional (transplant coordinator) makes
requests or organ and tissue donation. body after care
_____________ is a form of necessary loss and includes all normally expected life changes
across the life span (children leaving home) maturational loss
Sudden, unpredictable external events (automobile accident causing physical changes)
situational loss
Uniquely defined by the person experiencing the loss and is less obvious to other people.
(rejection by a friend) perceived loss
Changes are natural and often positive, as people move forward in life they learn that change
always involves this type of loss. They learn to expect that most needed losses are eventually
replaced by something different or better. necessary loss
____________ data are your patients' verbal descriptions of their health problems. Only patients
provide this type of date. subjective
____________ data are observations or measurements of a patient's health status. Inspecting the
condition of a surgical incision or wound is an example of this type of data. objective
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